A SECOND NATURE PROJECT
Alexandrina Greening and Wildlife Project
This project is a collaboration between Alexandrina Council and Second Nature Conservancy.
The Objective
The Alexandrina Greening and Wildlife Project aims to educate and encourage residents of Alexandrina Council to plant local native plant species in their gardens to improve biodiversity and support local wildlife, supported by a series of informative and interactive workshops.
Native plants are so important to enhancing biodiversity and providing essential food and habitat for wildlife in our urban environment. Pockets of native vegetation across our suburbs provides wildife such as native birds opportunities to move across the landscape, accessing shelter, water and food along the way.
This project provides subsidised packs of plants to Alexandrina Council households, along with resources about native plants and some great workshops.
Further Details…
The Project will be offering packs of subsidised local native seedlings to Alexandrina households, achieving the provision and planting of 1,000 native plants in the region. Plant packs are now SOLD OUT! Thank you to everyone who has purchased their pack, we will see you at the collection day.
Species are selected for their biodiversity value and suitability for the home garden.
Plants are propagated and grown at the Alexandrina Community Nursery supported by a wonderful group of volunteers. Each pack will be a random selection and may include species such as Dianella brevicaulis, Goodenia amplexans and Linum marginale. Download the plant species list below - each pack will contain a random selection of the species from the list.
Further Resources…
Want to learn more? Green Adelaide have some fantastic resources guides, click on the image to view online, or pop into the Resource Centre to grab a copy…
Interested in volunteering for nature at the Alexandrina Community Nursery? Working bees are held on Fridays, for more information get in touch!
Other activities from this project include;
A free workshop about planting for biodiversity and attracting pollinators to your garden…coming in 2025!
A walk and talk event about our local microbats as part of Nature Festival…stay tuned for more details
Resources on wildlife gardening and native plants available
And lots more…
The Alexandrina Greening and Wildlife project is a collaboration between Alexandrina Council and Second Nature, and is funded by Alexandrina Council.
Plant and wildlife identification charts available
We have a range of Plant and Wildlife identification charts available at the Strathalbyn Natural Resource Centre for FREE! Thank you to Green Adelaide and Landscape Hills and Fleurieu for providing these wonderful resources
